The magic lantern or Laterna Magica is an early type of image projector employing pictures on sheets of glass. Developed in the 17th century, they were commonly used for educational and entertainment ...
The historians Terry and Deborah Borton devote their days to studying the Philadelphia artist Joseph Boggs Beale, who designed glass slides for magic lantern projectors from the 1880s to the 1910s.
A collection of vivid and colourful images showing life in Victorian Bradford has been acquired by a museum. The National Science and Media Museum (NSMM) is archiving more than 2,600 magic lantern ...
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